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« on: December 09, 2019, 08:20:54 PM »
About 30 minutes from suddenly getting the title popping into my head, getting a catchy tune to go with it, and writing the lyrics (and half of that was probably stuck on one line!). Despite it looking long (some would say) this is actually well under 3 minutes.


MR. NEPTUNE

Verse
Dance behind the shadows
Pulling strings
Counting the beat
The straight and narrow
Everything
He must defeat

Verse
The clock is ticking
Cut the red wire
Walk away
And you are sitting
In the crossfire
Of his hate

Pre-chorus
Honestly it's easy
How to walk the road to power
Step upon the needy
And bring down the ivory tower

Chorus
Mr Neptune
Out to get you
You will fall and kiss his feet
On reflection
This deception
Turns the people into sheep
Mr. Neptune
Heaven help you
When he looks you in the eyes
And he tells you
How he'll help you
But you know it deep inside
It's just a lie

Verse
Standing on the threshold
Of the crown
Upon the throne
He cannot let go
He is bound
By silent oath

Verse
He promised one day
He would stand
And watch the crowd
His fait accompli
All his plans
Successful now

Pre-chorus
Never mind the whispers
You will never prove him real
His presence is like winter
But his vengeance is like steel

Chorus
Mr Neptune
Out to get you
You will fall and kiss his feet
On reflection
This deception
Turns the people into sheep
Mr. Neptune
Heaven help you
When he looks you in the eyes
And he tells you
How he'll help you
But you know it deep inside
It's just a lie

Bridge
Anguish turns to anger
But the people learn too slow
How much the puppet master
Is the writer of the show

Chorus
Mr Neptune
Out to get you
You will fall and kiss his feet
On reflection
This deception
Turns the people into sheep
Mr. Neptune
Heaven help you
When he looks you in the eyes
And he tells you
How he'll help you
But you know it deep inside

Chorus
Mr Neptune
Out to get you
You will fall and kiss his feet
On reflection
This deception
Turns the people into sheep
Mr. Neptune
Heaven help you
When he looks you in the eyes
And he tells you
How he'll help you
But you know it deep inside
It's just a lie
It's just a lie
It's just a lie

It's just a lieā€¦

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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2019, 10:04:21 PM »
It's 'long' in terms of being 'tall/long' but it's really 'narrow' too, so it's no surprise that it's not 'time long.' 

As always, the lyric is brilliant.  Haven't yet figured out the significance of the title, but that actually enhances the lyric.  It's interesting enough, I'll probably look up 'Neptune' to see if I can figure it out.  That's an investment that most lyrics can't provoke. 

Neptune was the God/King of the sea in Greek Mythology.  Not really evil, but quite dangerous and unpredictable (like the sea itself).  He was Poseidon's rival and was banished to his undersea kingdom.  Somewhat like Satan was, but his is a 'watery hell' not a 'fiery hell.' 

Okay, now to go look up Neptune. 

After looking up Neptune:   ---    Actually, Neptune IS Poseidon.  Neptune is the Roman version of the Greek "God/King of the Sea."  He is the Brother of Zeus, the king of the gods.  He is a rival and was banished.  I'm thinking that the "neptune/Satan/banished" concept has some meaning in this lyric.  Been very interesting.   

Like Satan, Neptune was banished for leading an unsuccessful rebellion against the King/God.  Like Satan, he is too close a relative to the King/God to just kill and end.  It would be unseemly.  Like Satan, Neptune unwittingly carries out the "will of God/Zeus" by opposing him for eternity. 
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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2019, 07:53:39 PM »
To be honest, there was no real thought about the title. It just popped into my head while I was listening to another song (King For a Day by Battle Beast) on YouTube and the video was about a corrupt politician (called Mr. King) pretending to be a good politician.

It just inspired me for one reason or another. I just started thinking about maybe writing my own version of such a character and the name Mr. Neptune came to mind as a name that had some presence to it. The rest just followed.